YouTube is getting a host of exciting improvements in the browser and in the app. We present the most important innovations.
Google has announced a torrent of new features for its popular video streaming platform. According to Google, YouTube will receive “three dozen new functions and design updates,” but not all of them are noteworthy. These are the most exciting new features coming to YouTube:
“Stable volume” offers better audio control on mobile devices. As of today, Google automatically activates “stable volume” in the settings to reduce annoying volume differences. If you don’t want this, you have to switch off this volume compensation manually.
You can now play a video (in full screen or portrait mode) at double speed if you press anywhere on the player (with the mouse pointer or your finger, depending on the device) and hold down to automatically increase the playback speed to double. Once you reach the part of the video you want, just let go. This feature will be available in the web browser, on tablets, and mobile devices.
Thanks to larger preview images, it should now be easier for you to find the part of a video you are looking for.
